Journal Metrics

Source Normalized Impact per Paper (SNIP): 1.643ℹSource Normalized Impact per Paper (SNIP):2014: 1.643SNIP measures contextual citation impact by weighting citations based on the total number of citations in a subject field.

SCImago Journal Rank (SJR): 0.960ℹ

SCImago Journal Rank (SJR):2014: 0.960SJR is a prestige metric based on the idea that not all citations are the same. SJR uses a similar algorithm as the Google page rank; it provides a quantitative and a qualitative measure of the journal’s impact.

The editors of Environmental Development identified the leading paper published in 2014. The assessment was based on the criteria: advancement of knowledge on emerging issues; scientific and methodological quality; innovative solutions for policy and management; transnational relevance and the number of citations.

The editors of Environmental Development identified the leading paper published in the second year of the journal. The assessment was based on the criteria: advancement of knowledge on emerging issues; scientific and methodological quality; innovative solutions for policy and management; transnational relevance and the number of citations.

The 6th International Nitrogen Conference took place on 18-22 November 2013 in Kampala, Uganda. The theme of the conference "Let Us Aim for Just Enough N" addressed both the crucial need for enough nitrogen input to grow crops and livestock and also the potential that too much, too little or poorly managed nitrogen inputs can result in environmental degradation, such as water and air pollution, climate change, stratospheric ozone depletion, human health risks, and biodiversity loss.

Thomas F. Malone, an influential voice in the expansion of meteorological research and education during the second half of the 20th Century, and insightful commentator on the human future, died of natural causes at his home in West Hartford, Connecticut, USA on July 6, 2013. He was 96. Born in Iowa and reared in South Dakota, he was an honors graduate of the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology and earned his doctorate at MIT in 1946.

Cities are the powerhouses of economic growth, with 80% of global GDP being produced within them on just 2% of the earth’s land surface. Urban areas currently account for 60-80% of global energy consumption, 75% of carbon emissions, and more than 75% of the world’s natural resource consumption.